Video: The Edward Cabrera Heater Continues! Sell High or Build Around Him?

[Fish On First Staff]

With less than a month until the MLB trade deadline, the Fish On First LIVE panel discusses what the Miami Marlins should do with Edward Cabrera in the midst of his career year.

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[Hans Herrera]

#DontTradeEddy
He still has 3 years under control, and I agree with Alex that IT LOOKS LIKE the Marlins can actually compete within 3 years, if so, we need him.
As much as I like Thomas White, he does not have the potential Eddy still has, who I believe hasn't reached his peak yet!

I think the ones gone by the trade deadline are Jesús Sánchez, Anthony Bender, Nick Fortes, and maybe Faucher. I don't think they'll get enough for Sandy, and no team will offer enough for Cabrera - at least what the FO thinks is worth him.
 

[THOMAS JOSEPH]

It appears to me that all the boxes are checked to keep him. He is cheap, has years of control, and the starting pitcher trade market remains unsated - that won't change.  I don't think it's a Marlins playoff run in the next couple of years, given the divisional strength, but rather that Cabrera is a liquid asset. He's not burdened by a high contract or imminent free agency, so he's like cash in one's pocket. Given the ongoing spate of pitching injuries, possible Alcántara trade, and general Marlins' roster fluidity, Cabrera is not a superfluous piece at all. Replacing him with a Quantrill-type guy doesn't make sense on the baseball or financial level. Lastly, it might be an if-come, but the 2027 CBA situation looms. How that mess ends up will likely be the largest single consideration in the Bendix strategy book. We should consider how significant changes in the CBA affect extending guys like Cabrera.

[Guest]

If the Marlins want to be a developmental team for the REAL teams in MLB, then by all means, sell! The STUPIDITY of this idea is mind boggling. The Marlins just spent 5 YEARS developing Edward Cabrera into the Ace that is becoming now. Countless hours of training and coaching went in to making Cabrera a top shelf starting pitcher. Fans endured all the bad games he had where he would implode and have one disastrous inning after pitching well. And now that he has finally become a good starting pitcher, let's DUMP HIM TO THE YANKEES, METS or CUBS FOR MORE PROSPECTS TO DEVELOP. And when THOSE prospects are ready, let's DUMP THEM TOO.  Because we aren't a REAL baseball team that is trying to win games and make the playoffs. We are a AAAA franchise that develops players for other teams.